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Emotion and Virtue
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Emotion and Virtue
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gopal Sreenivasan
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:416 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155 |
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Category/Genre | Ethics and moral philosophy Social and political philosophy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691134550
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Classifications | Dewey:170 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
8 b/w illus., 3 tables
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
24 November 2020 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A novel approach to the crucial role emotion plays in virtuous action What must a person be like to possess a virtue in full measure? What sort of psychological constitution does one need to be an exemplar of compassion, say, or of courage? Focusing on these two examples, Emotion and Virtue ingeniously argues that certain emotion traits play an
Author Biography
Gopal Sreenivasan is the Lester Crown University Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of The Limits of Lockean Rights in Property.
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